Agenda Highlights 10/12/21
The Board of Directors Study Session meeting scheduled for 10-12-21 will mostly feature presentation of the Capital Improvement Plans for several departments for the next few years.
The Police and Fire Departments will present their 10 year plans. The Police and Fire equipment spending for 2022 is all for replacements of current equipment (not additional new items). The Fire Department for 2022 would like to spend a total of $3,491,00. $940,000 of that will come from the 1/8% sales tax for Fire. $1,500,000 will come from federal CARES act funds. The remaining $1,501,000 would need to come from the city’s General Fund. The Police Department would like to spend one million dollars.
The Street Department will present their 5 year plan. They would like to spend $45 million from the one cent sales tax for streets, bridges, and drainage in 2022.
These are the street overlays planned for 2022…
The Parks and Recreation Department will present their 5 year plan. Some of their big focuses include improvements in inclusivity amenities and restrooms across several parks. Parks would like to spend $5,650,000 in 2022 until October from the 1/8% sales tax for parks that is set to sunset in October of 2022 (and an additional $600,00 through the remainder of 2022 if the tax is renewed). Plans for Carol Ann Cross Park include new restrooms, ADA accessible paved paths, inclusive playground equipment, and an additional fishing pier. Plans for Martin Luther King Park include renovating the large playground, replacing restrooms, inclusive amenities, and shade structures. There is a plan to construct the Maybranch Trail, a 2.9 mile long 10 ft wide asphalt trail that will run from Riverfront Drive to Creekmore Park. Plans for Riverfront Drive Sports Fields include an all inclusive playground on a rubber impact surface, restrooms, pavilions, and a maintenance building. Plans for Creekmore Park include repaving the walking trail with asphalt instead of concrete. There is a plan to build a soft surface off-road trail for non-motorized purposes at McClure Amphitheater.
The Streets and Traffic Control Department would like to spend $635,000 in 2022 on purchasing replacements for current equipment. They would also like to spend a total of $3,325,000 on plans including repairing flood damage at Carol Ann Cross park, purchasing leaf vacuum trailers, replacing deteriorated sidewalks, purchasing snow and ice removal equipment, purchasing a milling machine and distributor truck, and a new transportation management center.
The Utilities Department will present their 10 year plans. In 2022, they would like to spend a total of $86,953,300. $30,368,00 is planned for water spending, $19,434,900 for non-consent decree related wastewater projects, and $36,338,400 for consent decree related wastewater projects.
The Solid Waste Department will present their 10 year plan. They would like to spend a total of $9,380,226 in 2022. Plans include a new cell at the landfill and replacement of collection trucks.
